Surprised by a party of police, who turned out from Sinza Station after an alarm had been raised, a gang of robbers who had staged 'a hold-up in sang Ka Zah road yesterday afternoon, were seized after one of their number had been killed by police bullets and one wounded.
The robbery occurred in ihe vicinity of Avenue Road and an alarm was raised before the gang, four in number, had left. On reaching the street they found the police party awaiting them and a gun battle ensued.
In the firing one robber was shot down, fatally wounded, while a second man fell to the ground, wounded. The other two were captured without any trouble by the police. Two pistols were seized. The police party was under the command of Insp. J. E. P. Blenkinsop, Officer-in-Charge of Sinza Station. All the loot which the robbers had seized was recovered.
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